Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 756 compared to 1,190 two weeks ago. as there was no sale last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The feeder cattle market was very active and stronger across all weights. The lightweight steers under 400 lbs. were 15.00 to 30.00 higher while the steers over 400 lbs. were10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs. were 10.00 to 15.00 higher while the heifers over 400 lbs. were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.0 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.08/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.61 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$362.08

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$126.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

−67.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	386.24	2,067	23
Medium and Large 2	546	346.11	1,891	22
Small 2	553	260.00	1,437	2thin

One grade step is worth $126.24/cwt here — about $631 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

362.08

—

TX average1 barns · 47 hd

362.08

+0.00

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−67.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−77.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,630	165.14	2,691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	145.61	2,011	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,053	133.81	1,409	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	909	94.09	855	37

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,548	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,138	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,044	$1,712	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,213	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,262	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,402	$3,214	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$3,122	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	3,122.47/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	952	1,535.64/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,599.86/head	2,000.00–3,450.00	2,600	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	438.46/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	292.59/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	403.49/cwt	350.00–428.00	1,731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	348.59/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	343.14/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	467.48/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	390.87/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	293.68/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	388.51/cwt	340.00–407.00	1,849	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	407.05/cwt	300.00–450.00	1,518	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	451.03/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	321.66/cwt	312.00–333.00	2,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	384.54/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	327.49/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	348.83/cwt	318.00–367.00	1,667	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.27/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	377.67/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Small 2	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,285	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	326.89/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	324.28/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,225	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Small 2	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Steers	Small 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	Small 2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 2	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	155.85/cwt	140.00–166.00	2,481	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	77.69/cwt	71.00–82.00	697	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	122.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,334	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	154.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	180.03/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	146.67/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	136.42/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	95.97/cwt	84.00–110.00	845	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	93.58/cwt	84.00–105.00	976	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	871	122.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,065	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	135.45/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,945	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	988	136.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	146.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	248.09/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	347.61/cwt	337.00–375.00	2,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	497.42/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	380.11/cwt	368.00–398.00	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	439.29/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,410	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.60/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	364.89/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,897	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	339.97/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,087	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	516.30/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	447.40/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,866	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	374.75/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,121	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	335.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	439.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	506.89/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	396.77/cwt	382.00–425.00	2,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	509.08/cwt	455.00–535.00	1,858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	360.96/cwt	348.00–368.00	2,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,262.06/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,262	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,407.21/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	347.85/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	384.45/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	424.77/cwt	408.00–485.00	1,979	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	322.41/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	517.54/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,392	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,212.80/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,269.58/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,887.59/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,888	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,084.66/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,085	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 962Year ago 1,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 168Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,122.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,407.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,320	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,084.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,202	2,000.00–3,450.00	2,599.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,269.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,887.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	952	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,535.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,078	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,262.06
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,212.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	410.00	410.00
3	200–250	228	445.00–480.00	467.48
2	250–300	280	425.00–480.00	451.03
2	300–350	318	420.00–455.00	438.46
15	350–400	373	300.00–450.00	407.05
16	400–450	429	350.00–428.00	403.49
33	450–500	476	340.00–407.00	388.51
12	500–550	530	325.00–375.00	348.59
10	550–600	566	330.00–358.00	343.14
11	600–650	610	318.00–338.00	327.49
5	650–700	677	312.00–333.00	321.66
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	820	285.00–300.00	292.59
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	535.00	535.00
2	200–250	228	495.00–500.00	497.42
9	250–300	269	500.00–545.00	517.54
15	300–350	330	475.00–550.00	506.89
11	350–400	365	455.00–535.00	509.08
26	400–450	417	430.00–500.00	447.40
21	450–500	466	408.00–485.00	424.77
12	500–550	507	382.00–425.00	396.77
11	550–600	566	365.00–395.00	374.75
6	600–650	618	348.00–368.00	360.96
5	650–700	666	337.00–375.00	347.61
2	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
8	250–300	283	300.00–415.00	384.54
6	300–350	319	350.00–410.00	390.87
7	350–400	378	325.00–400.00	377.67
11	400–450	430	325.00–365.00	350.27
26	450–500	478	318.00–367.00	348.83
13	500–550	527	300.00–345.00	326.89
6	550–600	581	310.00–338.00	324.28
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	688	287.00–300.00	293.68
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	263.00	263.00
2	800–850	818	220.00–275.00	248.09
1	900–950	925	248.00	248.00
1	950–1000	955	233.00	233.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	220.00	220.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	490.00–545.00	516.30
4	250–300	264	430.00–445.00	439.88
12	300–350	321	420.00–460.00	439.29
7	350–400	365	415.00–455.00	423.60
10	400–450	430	370.00–410.00	384.45
20	450–500	469	368.00–398.00	380.11
34	500–550	520	350.00–387.00	364.89
15	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	347.85
16	600–650	614	330.00–348.00	339.97
6	650–700	673	325.00–340.00	335.04
2	700–750	725	310.00–335.00	322.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	750	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	140.00–166.00	155.85
2	—	1,810	185.00–190.00	187.40
2	—	1,600	179.00–181.00	180.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	71.00–82.00	77.69
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
23	—	880	84.00–110.00	95.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,090	115.00–125.00	122.42
10	—	1,076	144.00–152.00	146.67
12	—	1,099	130.00–142.00	136.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,356	151.00–160.00	154.66
8	—	1,436	129.00–141.00	135.45
14	—	1,364	142.00–149.00	146.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,043	84.00–105.00	93.58
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	143.00	143.00
4	—	871	115.00–125.00	122.30
2	—	988	130.00–142.00	136.02

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